Year: 2011

Have you seen the Videos page on sharepoint.microsoft.com? There are dozens of videos about SharePoint ranging from Composite applications thru Large Scale Deployment scenarios. If you have a few spare hours it is definitely worth a visit… Here is a sample of the videos. Internet Digital Marketing with SharePoint 2010 Digital Marketers today need to…

At the SharePoint Conference 2011 Microsoft released a new Visio add-in for visualising the status of SharePoint 2010 farms. The solution directly benefits those managing SharePoint 2010 installations and demonstrates the power of Visio Service as part of an effective SharePoint deployment. Details can be found on visio.microsoft.com. “The SharePoint Network Topology Diagram Add-in leverages…

On the 22nd October I attended and presented at the SharePoint Saturday Melbourne event. It was great to catch-up with all the guys from the SharePoint community and attend some great sessions. I presented with Shyam Narayan on Optimizing SharePoint Internet sites. During the session we discussed caching, image delivery optimisation, developer tips and tricks. …

Earlier this morning (Seattle time), the Microsoft Windows Phone development team officially signed off on the Release to Manufacture (RTM) of the build of “Mango” for Windows Phone. Juicy Mango’s are sweeter than Apples and much more substantial than Blackberries…. Read the official team blog post; http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2011/07/26/windows-phone-mango-released-to-manufacturing.aspx

Service Pack 1 for SharePoint 2010 Products is Now Available for Download Service Pack 1 includes stability, performance, and security enhancements that are a direct result of your feedback. IMPORTANT NOTE It is strongly recommended to install the June 2011 Cumulative Update immediately after the installation of Service Pack 1. The June Cumulative Update includes…

Microsoft has just launched a new End User focused website iusesharepoint.com. This new website is dedicated to driving SharePoint adoption by delivering a rich set of experiences and content to engage and educate business users. The three main goals of this site are to: Inspire and educate business users to do more with SharePoint through…

Announced at TechEd North America on Monday, SP1 for Office and SharePoint 2010 is being scheduled for release at the end of June 2011. This release will include updates across the client suites and server products. Check out the list of improvements and new features on; The SharePoint team blog http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blog/Pages/BlogPost.aspx?pID=973 The Office team blog…

Microsoft has announced that coming Spring (US) 2011 we will be releasing the Kinect for Windows SDK beta. Microsoft Research has released a website with more information including an RSS feed that you can subscribe to to get release announcements, updates, news and more. http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/kinectsdk/ This is a really exciting announcements and will enable people…

This morning Microsoft launched a new look and feel for The Student House Facebook Page. As part of the relaunch, there is a cool new Garage Sale competition for students, where Microsoft are giving away some of the tech gear from the Student House Competition from last year worth a cool $13k in total over…

This week saw the Hilton Hotel in Sydney become a mecca for SharePoint fans from across the globe with the Australian SharePoint Conference 2011. There were over 500 attendees and close to 80 exhibitors. With four different tracks on offer from Business, Technical IT Pro, Technical Develop and Voice of the Customer, there was something…